LADERA RANCH – Monica Esparza says she works two full-time jobs, one as the manager of distribution and accounts for her family’s drink distribution business and the other as a classical guitar maker.

Like many players of a certain age, my first guitar was a nylon-string. I don’t think it had a brand name, but it was definitely a cheapo. I’d caught the rock ’n’ roll bug much earlier, which meant ...

Your guide to the finest classical, flamenco, and hybrid guitars from big names including Yamaha, Cordoba, Godin, Taylor, and more A classical isn't just some variant of a regular acoustic guitar, ...

The individual styles of the guitar duo complement each other. Rafael Rodriguez plays classical flamenco. Daniel Lopez Vicente, or Dani de Moron, fuses modern flamenco with Brazilian and jazz ...

You wouldn’t think Beethoven’s most popular piano piece would work transcribed into castanet-tempting, flamenco guitar greatness. But, boy it really does. And the fiery flamenco finale is an ending ...

Acoustic and classical guitars look very similar, both made of wood, both with six strings, and both with the familiar guitar shape with a curved body and long neck. But there are key differences that ...

Sometimes overlooked and underappreciated, the best classical guitars can fill a sonic space that can’t be touched by the more popular steel-string acoustic and electric guitars. A good classical can ...